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BETSY
Submitted by: Earl Caldwell
Category: Music
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OH BETSY, OH MISS BETSY
YOU LOVED THIS COUNTRY TRUE
OH BETSY, OH MISS BETSY
I LOVE THIS COUNTRY TOO
YOU SEWED THE STARS, YOU SEWED THE STRIPES
THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
THE SPANGLED BANNER WE WAVE TRUE
BETSY ROSS, I LOVE YOU
FOR I LOVE THIS COUNTRY TOO

MOTHER AND DADDY TOLD ME ABOUT YOU
WHEN I WAS JUST A KID
AND ALL MY TEACHERS TAUGHT ME ABOUT YOU
LIKE ALL GOOD TEACHERS DID
AND I SURE AM GLAD THEY DID

OH BETSY, OH MISS BETSY
YOU LOVED THIS COUNTRY TRUE
OH BETSY, OH MISS BETSY
I LOVE THIS COUNTRY TOO
YOU SEWED THE STARS, YOU SEWED THE STRIPES
THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
THE SPANGLED BANNER WE WAVE TRUE
BETSY ROSS, I LOVE YOU
FOR I LOVE THIS COUNTRY TOO

OH BETSY, OH MISS BETSY
BETSY ROSS, GOD BLESSED YOU

Copyright 2004, Earl Caldwell and Golden String Music Pub. Co.

About the author:

Earl Caldwell is a U.S. Marine Veteran residing in Conway, Arkansas

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Source URL: http://www.legion.org/yourwords/music/212216/betsy

Links:
[1] http://www.legion.org/print/212216